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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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